A little more discussion is warranted here... Although the purpose was to show that the situation is absurd, many physicists that agree with the Copenhagen interpretation (something like 40 or 50% of them in the mid 90s) of quantum superposition actually think that Schrodinger created a situation that on the surface sounds absurd, but actually may be real (if a few changes are made in definition).

I think you may have overlooked a legitimate critique of the joke dice box, which is that the cat thought experiment only works because its legitimacy is dependent on a completely random atomic event, namely, the decay of a particle of radioactive material. The dice in this joke box isn't dependent on such an event and is therefor a "bad analogy"... You're right to say that the die is actually landing on one of its 6 sides, but had each side of the dice roll been dependent on the intersection of random atomic events, the analogy would be completely apt.

Furthermore, the thought experiment uses a Geiger counter to measure the decay. One common problem with the Copenhagen interpretation is the definition of what counts as an observation. Proponents of the Copenhagen interpretation have said that the Geiger counter itself measures the decay and collapses the wave function. In effect, Schrodinger didn't even make his point at the time as he seems to misunderstand what was meant by "measurement" or "observation" in the Copenhagen interpretation.

but I like the dice joke nonetheless...

I only have a minor in physics, so any real physicists out there should maybe correct me if I've made an error. It's possible... even probable.